Newt Gingrich keeps needling Barack Obama and Joe Biden about holding hearings in Chicago on Chicago violence. It might look like a trap. But it's not necessarily a bad idea. Read more
As Cyntha Brim, poster-judge for the failures of our judicial retention system, goes to trial this week on charges of misdemeanor battery, state rep Kelly Cassidy introduces reforms that would focus voters on the borderline judges. Read more
After leaving office, the former mayor hasn't followed in the footsteps of big-city mayoral peers like Rudy Giuliani and Ed Koch, choosing to speak softly—or not at all—and build a big resume. Read more
